Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-01-29
THE EFFkCT ON COMMERCE.
Of a Policy of Entire Non.Intercours.
with Canada.

Of a Policy of Entire Non-Intercourse
With Canada.
OTTAWA, Jan. 2S.-If the difficulties be
result in entire non-intercourse the effect on
commerce will be considerable. The Gus
toms report for the year ending June 80,
1885, the latest date to which official state
ments are published, shows the aggregate
trade for that year between the United States
and Canada to have been $3.50, 903, 935, while
between Canada and Great Britain it was
only $SS, 2s4, 4ss. Exports to the United
States amounted to $39, 752, 1874, or forty-five
per cent. of the total export trade of the
Dominion. Exports to Great Britain reached
81, 957.70 Canada afforded the United
States a larger market for her products than
Canadians found across the line, as the latter
were purchasers in the United States to the
extent of $47, Isl, 201, or forty-fve per cent.
of the total exports, while from Great Brit
ain she only imported goods to the value of
81, 4O6,777. During 1885 Canada Was pur-
chaser of American anthracite coal to the
value of So, 900, s49 and bituminous coal to
the value of $3,O15, 754. The Domin-
ion government could not exclude
anthracite coal as it cannot be
produced in Canada. Canada imported
-four, meat, grain, etc., from the United
States to the value of $2,15 2, $40; prints,
cottons, etc., to the value of $500, 900 and
gutta percha to the value of $400, 0O0 Coffee,
fruit, hardware, cordage, etc., were and are
still being extensively purchased from Amer
loan dealers, who best would appreciate from
their knowledge of the value of the Canadian
market the loss that would be sustained if
this market were closed against them. How
deeply Canada would suffer may be inferred
from the fact that the total export of her
products of mines only reached So 1856, 470, out
of which 3,040, 903 found market in the
cries So. $50, 731 out of total of $1,000, 001
was exported across the line. Out of total
of $40, $50, 70S, the total export of the pro-
auctions Of the forest the United States were
purchasers to the extent of So, 355, 736. The
total export of animals and their products
reached $25, 337. 1O4, of which the United
States purchased Sc, 7S9, 500. AS regards ag-
ricultural products, the United States took
S., 392,, 341 out of total export of $14, $751;
1913. If the United States government can,
in face of the rights given Canadians by
treaty to transport goods in bond through
the United States, terminate these rights at
any moment, Canadians claim that they have
equally the right to suspend clause 81 of the
same treaty, which gives to United States
citizens the unrestricted use of the Welland
canal on terms of equality with the inhabi-
tants of the Dominion. The effect of closing
the Welland canal against all Ameri-
can vessels would be seriously felt.
During 1886 the total tonnage of United
States vessels which used the Welland canal
from the United States to Canada ports was
100, 1875 tons upward and 81, 593 tons down
ward. The total number of vessels, both
steam and sail, during 1886 was 1 1853, with
S With ser 600 COO cannot stand
the damaging effect non intercourse would
have on the commercial interests of the Do
minion as we'll as the United States, yet the
loss of market for her surplus products,
which in 1856 were worth nearly $50, 900, 900,
cannot be considered lightly by the great
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